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Seattle Sweets & Co. Concocts Organic Caramels
These locally-sourced sweets come in wildly imaginative flavors.
The number of licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop may be up for debate forevermore, but that riddle has been solved for new Seattle Sweets & Co.’s organic caramels. The answer is two: one lick to tantalize the taste buds and another to quickly devour the decadent, rich chew. Owner and candy wizard…
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Three literary magazines support local literature the old-fashioned way.
Even in the harsh, unforgiving light of the iPad era, the longstanding tradition of print literary magazines hasn’t lost its luster. Recently, three independent journals showcasing writing and art (mostly by locals) have begun to establish themselves in the Seattle literary scene. Follow them the old-fashioned way: by picking up copies at local newsstands and…
Kyle Abraham, World’s Fair’s 50th Anniversary and Earth Day
MUST SEEKyle Abraham: Live! The Realest MCOpens Thursday (4/19-4/22) – Puppet fever is in the air. As Spectrum Dance Theater concludes its final weekend of the stunning adult puppet drama Petruchska, emerging contemporary NYC dance star Kyle Abraham presents a new piece co-commissioned by Seattle’s On the Boards—in which he explores gender roles, hip hop…
Three New Locally-made Spirits
In the April issue of Seattle magazine, I shake up five new (to me) local spirits. But they aren’t the only new local liquors or liqueurs in town. One of the offshoots of our local distillery explosion (which I detailed in another article) is the growing number of fresh offerings from our expanding crop of…
Discover Local Writers at the Off Hours Reading Series
Stop by Sole Repair in Capitol Hill (1001 East Pike St., solerepairshop.com) for the Off Hours reading series, featuring among others, former Rocket editor Charles Cross and Open Books co-owner Christine Deavel. Doors open at 7:30pm, which gives you plenty of time to order a specialty cocktail (always named after one of the readers) before…
Four Shared Office Spaces are Sanctuaries for Freelancers
Independent contractors converse, collaborate and work at these coveted coworking sites.
Freelancers know it well: that stir-crazy feeling one gets when working alone at home (especially when the cat refuses to help with brainstorming). Coworking spaces, such as Capitol Hill’s long-running Office Nomads ($30/day, $60 and up per month. 1617 Boylston Ave.; 206.323.6500; officenomads.com), aim to eliminate isolation and increase connections—and they’re popping up in increasing…
A Theater of Culinary Delights
Café Nordo is back with its biggest concoction to date.
If the walls of the century-old Washington Hall in Seattle’s Central District could talk, they would recall legendary happenings, including performances by Billie Holiday and Jimi Hendrix. But the former community dance hall may not have seen anything quite like Café Nordo, an event featuring an elusive chef (or team of chefs; it’s a secret)…
Mid-century Modern Homes
Mid-century modern houses are architecturally en vogue—so much so that in Seattle, people are willin
Epitomized by the work of influential California architects Charles and Ray Eames and real estate developer Joseph Eichler, mid-century modern homes took root in Seattle when the city was expanding beyond its core into neighborhoods such as Magnolia, View Ridge and West Seattle. “The mid-century design was a move away from traditional, compartmentalized floor plans,”…
Learn Olympic-style Archery
Take your favorite 'Hunger Games' fan to the newly remodeled Next Step Archery facility in Mountlake
Bounce-house-weary moms and Hunger Games–crazed kids have a cool new birthday party option: archery. The newly remodeled Next Step Archery facility in Mountlake Terrace offers kids (and adults) a chance to learn Olympic-style archery, either just for fun or for competition. Parties include a short lesson, archery challenges, and lots of games and moving targets….
Zomsters Kids T-shirts
Kids love the crazy characters created by Snoqualmie mom Ronda Bergman for her new children’s clothi
What do a sports-loving snail, a deep-sea-diving walrus and a trapeze-artist monster have in common? They’re all part of the colorful (and earth-friendly) pack of creatures known as Zomsters, imagined by Snoqualmie mom Ronda Bergman for her new children’s clothing line. Bergman, a former clothing designer for Northwest outdoor clothiers (Columbia Sportswear, Outdoor Research and…
The Beer Calculator
The Seattle founder of a social networking site for home brewers is poised for more pints.
“I’m actually not that great of a brewer,” confesses Ballardite Todd Gehman, founder of the homebrew recipe sharing website Hopville (hopville.com). “I’m much better at making a site for brewers.” He’s certainly right about the latter. Launched in 2008, Hopville’s site traffic has roughly doubled each year since, and currently has 6,000 active users sharing…
Personalized Skinny Tie Clips
Cool custom-engraved metal tie clips add a personal flair to any guy's three-piece suit.
Gents, pair your dapper skinny necktie with a clip made to fit: Kirkland-based jewelry artist Paige Forland forges her 1- to 3-inch-long tie clips from an array of burnished metals, such as copper and brass, adding modern textural designs or custom engraving for a polished finish to your power suit. $12–$25 at purelypaige.etsy.com.